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Due to security and comfort considerations I enhanced my previous backup script to include the Bitlocker unlock process.

the script tries to unlock the USB Key if it’s still locked

after the notification if the stick got unlocked or the password was wrong there is a countdown of 5 seconds, press Y to reenter the password. (there’s room for further improvement, more on that later)

Today I had to find a way to backup my Thesis data fast and efficnetly to an ecnrypted USB key. After a brief google search I stumpled over a tool which was previously recommend to me many times. After checking a few parameters i deployed a rather simple but efficent backup script which gets executed on every shutdown or when the computer is put into hibernation mode.

Robocopy Backup Plan

So with the coporate backup solution in the background and my quick and dirty USB Key mirroring I’m aligned with company rules and I’m feeling pretty safe right now.

The guys from nClone.com release a beta package for Synology Diskstations running DSM 4.0. This package turns your sweet little DS into a, Clonezilla based, network cloning appliance. The best thing? It’s currently free for private users and if your DS is compatible it just works beautifully.